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mean badger
I knew an old rancher from east of Hanna, since passed on, had been a warden in Waterton in the early 40's before moving to the east country. He said he had roped deer, black bear and the meanest thing he ever roped was a badger. Story he told was he dropped a loop over the badger and caught him behind the front legs, was riding a green broke colt and when the rope tightened up, the badger turned around and was coming straight back up the rope, all teeth and claws. Colt decided that he was having no part of this and blew up and was getting out of town quickly. Old Jack said he had to throw his new rope away as he didn't want to get dumped off the colt in front of the really, really peed off badger! I about died laughing when he told me that story!
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08-07-2022, 06:51 PM
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I knew an old rancher from east of Hanna, since passed on, had been a warden in Waterton in the early 40's before moving to the east country. He said he had roped deer, black bear and the meanest thing he ever roped was a badger. Story he told was he dropped a loop over the badger and caught him behind the front legs, was riding a green broke colt and when the rope tightened up, the badger turned around and was coming straight back up the rope, all teeth and claws. Colt decided that he was having no part of this and blew up and was getting out of town quickly. Old Jack said he had to throw his new rope away as he didn't want to get dumped off the colt in front of the really, really peed off badger! I about died laughing when he told me that story!
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That would have been a sight to see, for sure.
I knew guys that have roped bear and elk but could see a badger coming in rather than going away.
I've only roped a WT doe to get her out of a snare and that was quite an event.
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Friggen nuts.
There’s a link way down in the FB comments…apparently this kid is a champion wrestler and has caught a few muskrats in the water and several badgers by hand.
If he can do it more than once, I really don’t care what any one says - it’s a fair fight so let him have his fun. No different than bull riding.
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08-07-2022, 08:09 PM
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Friggen nuts.
There’s a link way down in the FB comments…apparently this kid is a champion wrestler and has caught a few muskrats in the water and several badgers by hand.
If he can do it more than once, I really don’t care what any one says - it’s a fair fight so let him have his fun. No different than bull riding.
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Or bear slapping in the 1800s, kid would likely be a champ at that too. lol.
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Originally Posted by 3blade
Friggen nuts.
There’s a link way down in the FB comments…apparently this kid is a champion wrestler and has caught a few muskrats in the water and several badgers by hand.
If he can do it more than once, I really don’t care what any one says - it’s a fair fight so let him have his fun. No different than bull riding.
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Looked plenty entertaining to me and if anyone was in danger of being injured, it wasn’t the badger
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Luv when it turned and he lost control then chucked it at the girls feet....that made me laugh out loud.
The only badgers I seen up close was in pastures while gopher hunting and they all had a hole in their head, way easier to handle then 
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Originally Posted by royal coachman
I knew an old rancher from east of Hanna, since passed on, had been a warden in Waterton in the early 40's before moving to the east country. He said he had roped deer, black bear and the meanest thing he ever roped was a badger. Story he told was he dropped a loop over the badger and caught him behind the front legs, was riding a green broke colt and when the rope tightened up, the badger turned around and was coming straight back up the rope, all teeth and claws. Colt decided that he was having no part of this and blew up and was getting out of town quickly. Old Jack said he had to throw his new rope away as he didn't want to get dumped off the colt in front of the really, really peed off badger! I about died laughing when he told me that story!
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When poop happens it happens quick and this would have been one of those events that after the fact you laugh at.
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That made me laugh too. She took it in stride no issues.
I can understand why the left leaning triple venti half-sweet non-fat Caramel macchiato latte sippers from the city would be all up in arms but just another day on the farm. Something tells me this isn’t the first time they’ve screwed around with a Badger…
Was it smart..? Probably not, but who hasn’t done something that maybe wasn’t the smartest thing to do at times. No harm to the Badger in this case and looked like a lot of fun…
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08-08-2022, 10:50 AM
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That made me laugh too. She took it in stride no issues.
I can understand why the left leaning triple venti half-sweet non-fat Caramel macchiato latte sippers from the city would be all up in arms but just another day on the farm. Something tells me this isn’t the first time they’ve screwed around with a Badger…
Was it smart..? Probably not, but who hasn’t done something that maybe wasn’t the smartest thing to do at times. No harm to the Badger in this case and looked like a lot of fun…
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You nailed it.
No one has ever died from a badger attack but you might get a good scar and a story to tell.
If a badger scares you, stay the golf course.
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That's a good test for a girl friend.
If she is smart enough to get out of the way and still go on a second date, she's a keeper.
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Dam straight!
And if she catches it mid air and fires it back, either put a ring on that finger or run for the hills!
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Dam straight!
And if she catches it mid air and fires it back, either put a ring on that finger or run for the hills!
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You got a full LOL from me lol yup! 
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Steve Irwin pulled stunts like this all the time and we all know how that turned out.
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08-08-2022, 01:29 PM
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Agreed this was bold. If it was me I would not have posted it with my name on it ..... to many hippy PETA types that would not understand that the "alternative" is far worse for the badger.
In the "old days" we would fill the 3 ton tanker with water out of the dugout and head for the field to drown gopher/bager/weasel holes out and "dispatched" anything that came up the hole.
I won't get into the method on here but you could choose any "blunt force" tool you wanted, like a shovel, bat, etc... far too much chaos for firearms when you are drowning holes - but that's what farmers had to do to protect their cattle.
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We used to have a guy on this forum bragging about chasing badgers down and beating them to death with a tire iron. Not our proudest period.
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Haha. Awesome.
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We don't need no stinkin badgers
So I'm sitting on my new deck a little while ago in my new gazebo I just finished building. Look over and this invisible critter is staring at me. I'm old so my balls are rusty so I'm sitting here with my pitchfork, no weasels getting hair in my hot tub 
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What do we do now???!!! Prairie boys doing prairie things.
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So I'm sitting on my new deck a little while ago in my new gazebo I just finished building. Look over and this invisible critter is staring at me. I'm old so my balls are rusty so I'm sitting here with my pitchfork, no weasels getting hair in my hot tub |
Grab it by the scruff and chuck it at the ol’lady 
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Great thread!
Had a few good laughs from most of the replies...Thanx boys and girls!...
And yes...she would be a keeper!...
PS: Thread title should be amended to "Brass Balls"...
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I was rooting for the Badger, not sure how happy girlfriend was having a Badger tossed at her, not exactly a box of chocolates.
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Any man who never did anything crazy at that age is either a lier or never truly lived
I have never grabbed a badger but I can definitely think of plenty of crazy things I did that probably tread that line between crazy and dumb. It is how a man builds character lol
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I was rooting for the Badger, not sure how happy girlfriend was having a Badger tossed at her, not exactly a box of chocolates.
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If you can dodge a badger ya can dodge a dodge ball good practice
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If you can dodge a badger ya can dodge a dodge ball good practice
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Lol dip duck dive dodge BADGER!!! 
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Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck
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They are a tough little critter. Dog caught this fella out in the open this morning. No gun but one less digging holes.
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They are a tough little critter. Dog caught this fella out in the open this morning. No gun but one less digging holes.
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I have no doubt my dog would have taken mine out but I didnt want to pay the vet bills Im sure would have come out of it did get rid of the feral cat that was hanging out this morning but that was me not the dog. and if anyones looking I have a couple feisty kittens to give away, Im keeping the other 2 myself
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We used to have a guy on this forum bragging about chasing badgers down and beating them to death with a tire iron. Not our proudest period.
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If killing the badger is legal (which it is), dead is dead.
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